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Object Number
86-51-10/81058
Display Title
Shells
Descriptions
Inventory Description
120 shells, 1 2x3" bag shell fragments and dust, and 2 charcoal fragments
Classification
- Charcoal
- Faunal Remain
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Maine
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Lincoln County
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<City>
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Whaleback Shell heap
Intrasite
Surface, 7 feet from
Additional Geographic Terms
Damariscotta
Materials
Shell , Charcoal
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest): 12 × 4.8 × 0.6 cm (4 3/4 × 1 7/8 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity
122
Label on object
81058
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84-6-10/34615 | Organic, shells, including gastropods, and two fragments of charcoal |
Faunal Remain
Raw Material Charcoal |
Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
| |
| 95-42-20/C670 | Shells & charcoal |
Faunal Remain
|
Copan
| |
| 974-24-10/52406 | Portion of blue and white plate, with scalloped rim. pipe fragments shells, na |
Plate
Rim Bottle Glass Flat Glass Faunal Remain Faunal Remain Unidentified Body Charcoal |
Fort Independence
| |
| 82-61-10/29336 | Shell |
Faunal Remain
Floral Remain Faunal Remain Charcoal Chipped Stone |
Shell heap
| |
| 84-73-10/36879.2 | Shell |
Soil Sample
Faunal Remain Charcoal |
Shell heap #2
| |
| 86-51-10/81056 | Boxes of shell |
Faunal Remain
|
Whaleback Shell heap
| |
| 970-12-10/51190 | 2 bone fragments (in bag with small amount of soil); 15 pieces stone (1 buff-col |
Chipping debris
Projectile Point Soil Sample Charcoal |
Neville
| |
| 970-12-10/50446.2 | Chipping waste, post(?) sample, bone, charcoal |
Chipping debris
Faunal Remain Charcoal |
Neville
| |
| 86-51-10/81057 | Shell |
Faunal Remain
Flat Glass |
Whaleback Shell heap
| |
| 970-12-10/51166 | 60 pieces quartz and quartz-like material; 2 fragments bone; 38 pieces stone(2 b |
Chipping debris
Charcoal |
Neville
| |
| 86-51-10/81062 | Shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Whaleback Shell heap
| |
| 970-12-10/51165 | 1 piece bone; 30 pieces quartz and quartz-like material; 5 fragments buff-colore |
Chipping debris
Charcoal |
Neville
|